Almost OT - I need help with iPad

In article , PeterN
wrote:

another way is to use the dropbox app and just move the pdfs into the
dropbox folder on your computer and then download them on the ipad
(syncing is not automatic for dropbox on the ipad due to limited space
there). you can read the pdf in the dropbox app or you can move it to
another app, such as apple's ibooks.

Strange. I have Dropbox installed in my iPhone, and its works well. Why
wouldn't it work on an iPad.

it does work. read what i wrote again:
another way is to use the dropbox app...

In article , Neil Ellwood
wrote:

Why not make copies of the needed parts ans keep them in your pocket?

because a *lot* more can live on an ipad, and a lot easier to use too.

In article , David Taylor
wrote:

I wouldn't use iTunes for that - just install DropBox and the manuals
will be available on /any/ device with DropBox installed.

itunes is by far the preferred choice, but dropbox can work.

On Wed, 1 Jan 2014 20:40:34 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2014-01-02 04:25:13 +0000, Savageduck said:

On 2014-01-02 03:31:19 +0000, Eric Stevens said:

I'm trying to add the manuals for my camera and my flashes to my iOS7
iPad as PDF files. I am having no luck whatsoever. Judging by Google
results, I am far from alone with this.

I've got the files into the iTunes library on my computer, but there
they sit. What do I do to get them into the iPad?

I just did an online search for "ipad (whatever #, or type) manual".
Navigate to the site in Safari, tap on the main PDF window you will see
an option to select the app you want to use to open the PDF. I use
iBooks.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...%2009%20PM.png

or


http://tinyurl.com/ko5zujw

The iPad manual is usually iOS specific, I use iOS7 on my biPhone and
iOS6 on my iPad, so here is how it is presented on my iPad.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...%2007%20PM.png

or


http://tinyurl.com/kt5y27k
I do the same for my camera manuals.

To be clear those are the PDF manuals for my D300s, my G11, SB-800
flash, and some others. It is also worth noting that Apple places the
iPad/iPhone manuals in with books and all other PDF among PDFs, you
switch between the two options with the collections button.

I've been there, done that, but there are no PDFs in the PDF
collection. That is my problem.

The D300S manual from Nikon at
http://www.nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/...2/D300S_EN.pdf
http://tinyurl.com/lqj78pa
...and my iBook PDF manual book shelf.
http://tinyurl.com/p4ckdqg
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 07:18:01 -0500, PeterN
wrote:

On 1/1/2014 10:48 PM, nospam wrote:
snip


another way is to use the dropbox app and just move the pdfs into the
dropbox folder on your computer and then download them on the ipad
(syncing is not automatic for dropbox on the ipad due to limited space
there). you can read the pdf in the dropbox app or you can move it to
another app, such as apple's ibooks.

Strange. I have Dropbox installed in my iPhone, and its works well. Why
wouldn't it work on an iPad.

I don't know. It might. I haven't tried it.

At the moment I'm trying to achieve my end with the Apple software
provided.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 07:46:11 -0600, Neil Ellwood
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:31:19 +1300, Eric Stevens wrote:

I'm trying to add the manuals for my camera and my flashes to my iOS7
iPad as PDF files. I am having no luck whatsoever. Judging by Google
results, I am far from alone with this.

I've got the files into the iTunes library on my computer, but there
they sit. What do I do to get them into the iPad?

Why not make copies of the needed parts ans keep them in your pocket?

Have you seen the size of the manuals? :-)

Besides, they get tatty.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Thu, 2 Jan 2014 06:20:47 -0800, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2014-01-02 03:31:19 +0000, Eric Stevens said:

I'm trying to add the manuals for my camera and my flashes to my iOS7
iPad as PDF files. I am having no luck whatsoever. Judging by Google
results, I am far from alone with this.

I've got the files into the iTunes library on my computer, but there
they sit. What do I do to get them into the iPad?

I am curious. You say you have the PDFs in the iTunes library what
category or folder do they appear in?

Books PDF

Usually, if you are managing music and files manually, you should be
able to just select the file and drag it to, and drop it on the device
icon (your iPad) in iTunes.

It doesn't work with PDFs. I hade to use 'Add file to library'.

I prefer to use, Dropbox, Safari, or email attachment to import PDFs
into my iPad, and then select "open in the app of my choice. With
manuals that is usually iBooks. If it is something which require
annotating or editing I usually use PDFPen Pro.

I'm beginning to suspect I'm going to have to do that too.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

Usually, if you are managing music and files manually, you should be
able to just select the file and drag it to, and drop it on the device
icon (your iPad) in iTunes.

It doesn't work with PDFs. I hade to use 'Add file to library'.

it works with pdfs. you can just drag directly to itunes. i've done it
many, many times. itunes is smart enough to figure out what the media
type is and do the right thing with it.

I prefer to use, Dropbox, Safari, or email attachment to import PDFs
into my iPad, and then select "open in the app of my choice. With
manuals that is usually iBooks. If it is something which require
annotating or editing I usually use PDFPen Pro.

I'm beginning to suspect I'm going to have to do that too.

get ibooks. it's the easiest solution.

On Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:54:06 -0500, nospam
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

Usually, if you are managing music and files manually, you should be
able to just select the file and drag it to, and drop it on the device
icon (your iPad) in iTunes.

It doesn't work with PDFs. I hade to use 'Add file to library'.

it works with pdfs. you can just drag directly to itunes. i've done it
many, many times. itunes is smart enough to figure out what the media
type is and do the right thing with it.

So you say. But Google says it doesn't work like that for a lot of
people. That includes me.

I prefer to use, Dropbox, Safari, or email attachment to import PDFs
into my iPad, and then select "open in the app of my choice. With
manuals that is usually iBooks. If it is something which require
annotating or editing I usually use PDFPen Pro.

I'm beginning to suspect I'm going to have to do that too.

get ibooks. it's the easiest solution.

I've got it. The iPad came with it.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:

itunes will sync pdfs, where ibooks can read them.

Fine, but while the PDFs are in iTunes, they haven't made their way to
the iPad. I must have tried synchronising at least 7 times.

are they selected to be synced?

what exactly are you doing?

I didn't recognise the name at first. From the very beginning, I've
been using iBooks for 2 iPad manuals and at least 12 books. They all
work, but the PDF section remains empty.

do they show up in the other sections?